Sherry Ansky is the author of several cookbooks and is one of the foremost authorities on ethnic foods in Israel, where she writes a regular food column for the daily newspaper
Maariv. Nelli Sheffer, born in Tel Aviv, is an international food photographer, whose work has appeared in many cookbooks, including Food Markets of the World with Mimi Shearton (Abrams) and Eating Alfresco: Best Street Food in the World (Abrams).